Chapter 187: Cao Xiaomin Works Desperately Hard

He Tian did not resist at all!

He simply allowed Wang Xinrou's fists to keep landing on his body!

In fact... He Tian even closed his eyes! He looked as though he was thoroughly enjoying it!

To be honest, he really was enjoying it. Compared to ordinary women, Wang Xinrou possessed quite a bit more physical strength. Yet now, as she rained wild punches down on He Tian, she couldn't bear to use her full strength. Therefore... the resulting force turned out to be, well, precisely the strength of a soothing massage!

So naturally, He Tian closed his eyes and savored the moment to the fullest!

After all, who else in the world had the good fortune to receive a massage from the Second Young Miss Wang?

"Ouch!" Just as He Tian was immersed in his enjoyment, a sharp pain suddenly shot from a specific point straight into his nerves, and then spread rapidly all over his body.

"I'll let you enjoy it... Are you still enjoying it now or not?" Wang Xinrou asked triumphantly.

At first, Wang Xinrou hadn't really noticed anything unusual about He Tian. But when she saw him with a look of pure bliss and his eyes tightly shut, she instantly flew into a rage! So, hardening her heart, she pinched a circle into He Tian's arm with unreserved force!

The effect left Wang Xinrou exceptionally satisfied.

"I didn't mean to! You... you really do massage like a pro! But seriously, girl, if you were to actually study massage, you'd have a very promising future! Would you like me to teach you? Some techniques and stuff, they're really easy to learn!" He Tian said earnestly.

Well, He Tian's mind was already picturing the scenario of Wang Xinrou giving him a massage! Come to think of it... that was genuinely tempting.

"Easy my foot!" Wang Xinrou arched her eyebrows in anger!

One look at He Tian's expression, and Wang Xinrou knew exactly what he was thinking! That made her even more furious!

"You swore... you actually swore, how could you swear? How could words like that come out of your mouth?" He Tian muttered as if he had just discovered a new continent, looking completely terrified by Wang Xinrou.

"Oh for goodness sake... Brother He Tian, can you please be normal for once?" Wang Xinrou slapped her forehead, conceding defeat entirely.

If there weren't serious matters on her mind, Wang Xinrou would have loved to nag He Tian and see just how absurd things could get. But... right now, she had much more important things to deal with!

"Alright, how is the company doing? Did something go wrong?" He Tian wiped the smile from his face and turned serious!

Seeing that Wang Xinrou wasn't continuing her playful antics and was speaking with such genuine seriousness, He Tian wisely stopped teasing her.

Besides, He Tian was now extremely eager to find out about Cao Xiaomin!

Ever since he was driven away by Cao Xiaomin that day, how would she choose to handle it? What kind of reaction would she have? He Tian wanted to know all of it.

No matter what, He Tian would never allow Cao Xiaomin to leave him!

If she could come to terms with it on her own, that would be for the best. If she couldn't, then He Tian would simply have to take matters into his own hands by force!

Ever since his inner knot had unraveled, He Tian had abruptly realized that in this regard, he was truly, exceptionally domineering, and his sense of possessiveness was intensely strong.

"It's not what you think; nothing has gone wrong with the company," Wang Xinrou shook her head and said.

"Then did we land some major investment project?" He Tian asked. Ah, that must be it!

"Not that either!" Wang Xinrou replied, shaking her head. "We are indeed receiving quite a few investment projects right now, but they are still in the review and analysis stage. It's impossible to make a judgment on any investment in a short period of time!"

"Then what is it?" He Tian spread his hands and asked, thoroughly perplexed.

"It's because we want to expand the scale of Tongda Auto Repair and Haisheng Supermarket on a massive scale!" Wang Xinrou said earnestly.

"What do you mean? Massive scale? How massive?" He Tian asked.

"Tongda Auto Repair... stepping out of Tianhai, initially radiating into the three provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang, targeting major first-tier cities, about ten of them in total! We'll proceed by cooperating with 4S dealerships again. We are already conducting market research, and to support such an expansion, we must inject roughly 1.3 billion in capital! If we want everything to be put in place all at once, we need at least 1.5 billion!" Wang Xinrou continued, "As for Haisheng Supermarket, our goal is to maintain our current market share while developing gradually. Sister Min has already selected a supermarket chain. It's also a chain of supermarkets, though not very large, consisting of only five locations. But their locations are all quite good! We are thinking of acquiring this chain to expand our share, and that would require an injection of at least 1 billion in capital! Because of all this, the capital on Tianrou Investment's side won't be enough to support it!"

"Such an expansion? How did you suddenly think of expanding at such a rapid pace?" He Tian asked with a frown.

"Sister Min laid it all out single-handedly! Brother He Tian, you have no idea. I don't know what's gotten into Sister Min lately, but she works with a desperate intensity. When I tell her to rest a bit, she doesn't listen at all! All of these plans are proposals Sister Min put forward after meeting with the heads of Tongda Auto Repair and Haisheng Supermarket. They've already undergone various feasibility studies and have basically been approved!" Wang Xinrou explained the reasons.

Wang Xinrou spoke casually.

But He Tian listened with deep concern!

Instantly, He Tian understood Cao Xiaomin's current state of mind!

It seemed that Cao Xiaomin must still be struggling internally. In fact, to numb herself and prevent her mind from wandering, she was throwing herself frantically into work, filling every waking moment—other than sleep—with thoughts of the job! Thus successfully achieving her goal of escape!

A wave of heartache washed over He Tian!

He Tian knew all too well that once passions were unleashed, the resulting pain for the young woman was inevitable!

Yet experiencing it for real made He Tian realize that while causing pain to others was heavy, feeling it oneself was equally unbearable! And the internal conflict was immense!

However, asking He Tian to change the mindset he had arrived at after breaking his inner knot was simply impossible!

Therefore, taken altogether, it only made He Tian feel even more conflicted.

"You mean to say that I must provide financial backing right now?" He Tian looked at Wang Xinrou and asked.

"It would be best! If we take out loans... that's feasible too, but since you have the money, why let the bank earn interest off us? Actually, the most crucial part is that I want you to step in and have a talk with Sister Min! After all, you're the boss. Sister Min's current level of hard work yields very high efficiency, but if this goes on for too long, I'm really afraid her body won't be able to take it!" Wang Xinrou said with a hint of worry.

Her interactions with Cao Xiaomin during this period had fostered a deep fondness between them, and Wang Xinrou truly could not bear to watch Cao Xiaomin continue down this path.

"Alright! I'll go talk to Sister Min tomorrow!" He Tian nodded. No matter what, he had to put an end to Cao Xiaomin's abnormal state right now! If she genuinely worked herself into exhaustion, He Tian's guilt would only multiply.

"Great! Brother He Tian, just how much money can you actually pull out?" Seeing that He Tian didn't object to providing more funds, Wang Xinrou immediately realized there was hope, knowing He Tian still had plenty in reserve...

"How about this, I'll put up another one billion US dollars... all at once, so the company's progress won't be held back by financial issues anymore!" He Tian thought for a moment and said with a wave of his hand.

"Really? One billion US dollars?" Wang Xinrou hadn't expected He Tian to be so generous; this completely surpassed her highest expectations!

"Of course it's real. However, starting from now, you need to pay attention to the chemical industry for me." He Tian recalled some ideas he had regarding the chemical sector. It was time to start implementing them!

There were so many industries, and He Tian couldn't possibly reform every single one of them. But since the Japanese held such a massive share of the chemical industry in China, He Tian intended to develop it... striving for a day when he could wrest all of those market shares away from them.

"The chemical industry?" Wang Xinrou asked with some skepticism. "Brother He Tian, do you want to enter this sector? From what I know, this industry has extremely high requirements for technology, capital, personnel, and the market."

"Just keep an eye out for relevant information in this area!" He Tian currently only had a preliminary idea. When and how to implement it remained unknown, so there was no need to rush.

"Alright then!" Wang Xinrou nodded.

"Girl, setting aside everything else, I feel like you've changed a lot lately!" He Tian could sense the transformation in Wang Xinrou. Although the operations she was handling involved massive sums of money, unlike her previous persona of floating in the clouds, the current Wang Xinrou felt much more grounded!

This was a tremendous change. Only by truly keeping one's feet on the ground could one genuinely achieve something remarkable! Constantly drifting in the clouds made it impossible to ever spot opportunities and seize them.

"Hmph... Look who you're talking to! As long as I, Wang Xinrou, get serious, is there anything that can stump me?" Wang Xinrou said triumphantly.

"Ahem... Can you be a little more modest?" He Tian was slightly speechless. Just as he thought she had changed, it now seemed that even if she had changed, the extent was limited... Look at her, wasn't she still just as proud?

"I am being very modest!" Wang Xinrou declared with a completely straight face.

"Fine, please allow me to look down on you for a moment!" He Tian resigned himself to mocking her!

"Hahaha, you want to look down on me? Get in line!" Wang Xinrou burst into loud laughter, showing not a single trace of being a lady. Of course, Wang Xinrou was never a lady to begin with, and it seemed impossible to hold her to any such standards!

"Did you practice your martial arts properly during the days I was away? Show me a few moves right now... Let me see if you've been slacking off!" He Tian shook his head and shifted the topic!

"Oh my, look how late it's gotten without me realizing! Brother He Tian, I'm sleepy, I'm so sleepy, goodnight!" In an instant, Wang Xinrou put on an exhausted expression as if she could barely keep her eyes open, and then bounced happily out of the study!

Leaving a trail of cheerful laughter in her wake.